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happiness is a warm gun

First off I'd like to thank everyone for voting for me on the Snakes on a Plane contest. I seem to be kicking ass. For those of you in the nyc area hit me up as there will likely be spots open at the screening.

As many of you know, I recently changed things around so instead of the "site not found :(" message you get a YTMND. Since that time I've gathered quite a few misspelling domains from typosquatters. ytmd.com, ytmmd.com, ytnnd.com, ytmnd.org, ytmnd.net, etc. It's up to you guys to make a YTMND explaining that people who visit these sites have misspelled the name. The site will redirect after around 15 seconds, and the best site will be an automatic HoF entry. Post your entries here for the time being.

This brings me to my next topic, original content. Every day I receive more and more complaints about stolen content ending up on ytmnd. Please guys, if you are going to take the time to upload something you didn't create yourself, find the time to cite the sources, and no "internets" doesn't count.

What is the problem with max making money off of his site? I mean he came up with a good idea that alot of people got behind, and worked hard to make it what it is today, so he should be making money. There's a difference between what ebaum does, and what max does. ebaum has a staff who he pays to post stolen content. Max allows anybody on the internet to come to his site and make something funny if they choose to do so, and maybe a few ytmnds are stolen from other websites, but that isn't max's fault, it's the creators fault. By allowing everybody to participate in YTMND, it is hard to moderate that kind of thing, but for Ebaum, he puts maybe 10 things on his page a week, which is incredibly simple to moderate. ebaum knows what he's doing, he knows he's stealing, and he's sure he can get away with it, and thus far, he has for the most part. I mean big f*ckin deal if he used his site to win the snakes on a plane thing? it's his website, and there are no rules against it. just admit you're jealous of success

"If I was Max, I would IP ban anyone who bitched about the tracker. It is HIS site and
really does not effect you at all." Actually, it does effect me. And I doubt you even know what it is or where it is. And get a sense of humor. Those witty comments of mine are much better than a constant stream of sites about the IP tracker or a comment bomb.

so he's using stolen media to stop stolen media? that doesn't even make sense. And if stopping unoriginal content was his aim, why not just shut down the site? No this just feels like ventrilo circlejerk + alcohol + people with power.

ShadowDawg142 (3:16:36 AM): WE GOT HAXED
mac10 camper (3:16:39 AM): it was Bauman, that bitch
H1K4RU X (3:16:41 AM): the balck demographic does not approve
The Big Dawg J (3:16:42 AM): i think it was max playing a prank --- I was right, and I never go on Vent :P

"What...Worried about Max finding out about your habit of visiting sites that feature
underage filipino boys?" The IP tracker doesn't do that. It's a forums thing that screwed a lot of users over. Besides the fact I don't go to those kind of sites. Although I do enjoy a good lastmeasure...

max, I'd like to see this site built under xml. That way we could have real-time apperances of new sites, and dramatic visual demonstrations of sites lowering and raising in status. Just a fantasy I know...

Adverb uses NSFW/kill as an anti-stolen-content penalty. He also has a broader interpretation of stolen content (as in "that same joke's been done before by someone else, so why take it and use it again?").

i've thought about that too, nutnics, but one downside would be wanting to click on a link and then the link changes right under your mouse taking you to something you didnt want to go to, i mean that's bound to happen all the time and it would drive me crazy for sure.

And as long as you're hosting this massive uncleared samples archive, how the f*ck
are you going to sue someone for copyright infringement when they squat on typo
domains? Drop all this legalist "straight and narrow" bullsh*t and reclaim your
pirate's soul. It's still there.

"I propose every site with this asset -
http://ytmnd.com/assets/ca39def3fd4682baa78d464a7430db71 - be deleted." I strongly agree. That image should be wiped and banned from ytmnd--nay, from the internets and from detectable existence.

I am leaving ytmnd forever. It's been fun but I've had it with the sh*tty forced fads and noob frontpagers 5'ing old internet sh*t just because they're seeing it for the first time. The forced memes are actually worse than the forced fads. Ytmnd used to be one of the cooler places on the internet, really special and cutting edge and it still is to an extent but the good stuff is too few and far between. I try to wake people up by downvoting sh*tty old fads and unoriginal sh*t and I usually get a reply like 'NGE your sites are lowly rated so stfu' uh DUH cause I've been here more than 2 months, everybody gets hit with waves of downvoters eventually especially if you made your sites before new failsafe measures to stop mass downvoting. Caring about your rating is so noob, anyway. Some of you have been cool and you know who you are, but a lot of you have turned to the dark side and, in a vulgar display of power, are actively promoting sh*tty non-fads. Sure you're owning frontpage, but telling a bunch of

ten year olds which memes to parrot over and over /= ownage. Stop upvoting sh*t just because it contains fad x, or saying sh*t like '4, would be 5 if you add fad x.' A sites quality has nothing to do with the number of fads you squeeze in. Based on what I've seen in frontpage comments lately I don't expect it to get better anytime soon. I don't know why frontpage became such a noob sandbox, ebaum probably had something to do with all the new users registering, but damn it sucks somebody post the pic of the azn kid eating 1337 cereals and put it in top 15 lol.

Can we develop some sort of function on the website which keeps *sshats from complaining about the lack of originality in new content while simultaneously downvoting anything and everything (not fad-related)?

...and then the space aliens came down and force-fed Max Grey Goose and then he locked Syncan in the closet and then Jesus apeared and yelled "lol" and then monkeys forced me to watch CSI.....I hate CSI

How much do we all have to kill ebaums world for them to get the message. which DO NOT STEAL. I mean the next forum raid(and it will happen) The whole internet is going to be apart of it and we will all end ebaums once and for all.

"death-incarnate, k0mputer, emoftw, walrusman, mr-one, walruswoman, sexymofo, and
penisbird are alts you need to delete."
I'm actually not an alternate account. This is my only frontpage account. I'm just super raged at the ytmnsfw forums IP tracker keeping me blocked from going there and just trying to become an infamous downvoter so everyone would just tell max to get rid of the IP tracker so I don't come to the frontpage.

I think the wars that YTMND users are trying to start is weakening them. Too many targets to be effective. Hold off on the eBum front and go after the happy cat. And scientology has been defeated for the moment.

Man, all this crap has been happening lately, first the telemarketer call, then some hax ytmnd, and now we battle for happy cat! I just gotta hear what max thinks of all these none legally threatening outbursts we YTMNDers love to have.

I feel the battle over the happy cat image is pointless and shows how moronic users here are. The origional cat image was from another site (not origionating here) and cannot be claimed as exclusivly as YTMND's. Grow f*cking up. You all should be getting drunk and trying to get laid than fighting over a picture that is not owned by any of you. I kind of wish Max would have another "Grey Goose" moment and erase this issue forever. All your actions will do is cast a bad light on the site and get us shut down.

Last night I had a wonderful dream that YTMND was switched to a pay-for-membership site, with no guarantees you wouldn't be banned for doing stupid sh*t like pretending you're in a "war" with others on the internet.

Max, can you tell the 12 year olds to stop being f*cking idiots and picking fights with every website that uses an image that WASN'T COPYWRITED IN THE FIRST PLACE?! First it was that telemarketer call which was EVERYWHERE and now it's 'Happy Cat' which IS A BREED OF CAT. A f*ckING BREED! Please use your power to make the front-page not talk about 'forum raids' please :(

...I should have said trademarked instead of my incorrect spelling of copyright. Copyright is for a form of expression and Trademark is for trading goods (which would be advertisement from hit revenue.)

If a new site's sources contain "internet*", "Happy*cat", "4chan", "eBaum*" or "Wikipedia", make the site NSFW pending mod review. It's either stolen or another stupid "ZOMG INTARW33bs WOR!!1 DD0Se TH3M!!1" site, both of which I'm tired of. Also, that Happy Cat pic was originally www.happycat.ru/champs/ch6.jpg until it was taken down by the makers, so neither we nor SA nor MySpace nor eBaum have rights to it. (see http://images.google.com/images?q=happycat.ru)

STFU gamekid, stop taking things so seriously. None of us actually think we have any legal recourse for some sh*tbag on myspace using the happycat picture. Part of YTMND is a mob and that mob enjoys harassing people. This is a comedy website, get a grip.

"Happycat" was on http://www.happycat.ru/champs/champions_1.htm (http://web.archive.org/web/20050225181336/www.happycat.ru/champs/champions_1.htm was how it looked, but archive.org doesn't have the first big picture on the page, where it should be)

This is a good example of how the site is going downhill. Almost non of the old member raid anymore, it is all these NARVs. Me personally, I get a giggle once in a while from a little trouble-making, but this sh*t has gotten out of control. Besides, if they really cared about YTMND, they would not part take in these raids seeing they can insight litigation. YTMND is about freedom of expression, not oppression of said right....And to send Max cocks.